Kabul Airport Attacks Sow Chaos: Daily Brief

Deadly attacks at Kabul airport throw evacuation effort in chaos; Ugandan government harass rights groups; US administration should roll back Trump era immigration policy; Brazil's poor record at inclusive education; Tanzanian president's sexist remarks; a glimpse into Iranian prison abuses; and it's past time to stop Covid-19 inequalities.

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Evacuation of civilians were halted by deadly terrorist attacks at Kabul airport on Thursday, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans at-risk to flee by land routes. Governments around the world need to set up a global resettlement plan to protect those currently in flight and those who flee in the future.

Ugandan government disregard for civil society persists as it announced halting the activities of 54 civil society groups, including rights and election monitoring organizations.

The Biden administration should continue its legal efforts to end Trump-era border policy, the “Remain in Mexico” program, which has resulted in over 71,000 asylum seekers being sent to dangerous Mexican border cities. 

Brazil's new segregated education policy and the authorities' harmful remarks against people with disabilities undermine inclusive education in the country.

Tanzania’s first female president made humiliating and sexist comments against Tanzanian women footballers. 

Video footage leaked from an Iranian prison is proving the abusive treatment and violations of due process rights organisation have documented for years. 

In addition to the unwise, unethical, and contrary to international legal obligations global vaccine inequality, we may now be looking at inequality in treatment access.